Manawatu Golf Club

Centennial Drive, Hokowhitu,

Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Region

Office
+64 (0)6 357 8793
Pro shop
+64 (0)6 358 3679
Fax
+64 (0)6 357 8793

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Golf pro
Andre White

About the course

The Course:

18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:

Rural countryside and residential.
Designer:

Original design by C.H. Redhead, an Irish engineer (1928). Further improvements by H.G.Babbage (1955).

Back
tees

Club
tees

Front
tees

Metres

6043

5773

5113

Par

SSS or slope

72.3

71.3

72.9

Location

Latitude:

-40.370040

Longitude:

175.635386

How to get there:

3 km S of Palmerston North centre; 140 km N of Wellington

From Palmerston North's City Square, take Fitzherbert Avenue heading south. After 2 km turn left into Hardie Street. After 100 m turn right into Centennial Drive. After 1.5 km Golf Club is on your right (after the Massey University campus).

Manawatu Golf Club

Est. 1895

Manawatu Golf Club: Also known as Hokowhitu, the layout here starts with a pleasant par-4, lined with palms, pines, birches and occasional eucalyptus - a clear indication that a rather delightful, tree-lined, parkland course awaits. Look beyond the first fairway and the essential flatness of the course will also be apparent. As early as the 4th hole you'll notice the sandstone cliffs of the adjacent Manawatu River, but you'll need to wait until the par-3 16th hole before seeing the river itself. (Should you wish to cross the river, an aerial runway appears to be on hand for that purpose !). The high quality housing hereabouts lines much of the course's perimeter, as does part of the Massey University campus (on the back-nine). Within the course, its the tightish fairways that will focus your golfing brain, and trees, trees, trees that will provide the scenic interest and the golfing challenge, as you try to shape innovative recovery shots around, under and over them. All in all, a pleasantly enjoyable parkland course - always very well maintained.

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Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends; more restricted on Saturdays.

Worth booking in advance.

Green fees

Overseas visitor fee, 18-holes: NZ$60.

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].

Other information

Walking permitted at all times.

Practice facilities

Limited

Did you know?

Manawatu is New Zealand's oldest existing golf course, and has hosted several New Zealand Open Championships, most recently in 1973 (see Tournaments section). It is also the home club of Craig Perks and Grant Waite, both US PGA touring professionals.

Published ranking

2020 NZ Golf Digest rating: 23rd best course in New Zealand.

Where2Stay

Kingsgate Hotel - Palmerston North3-star

110 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North

+64 (0)6 356 8059
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  No
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  Manawatu
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Rydges4-star

140 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North

+64 (0)6 356 5065
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